Seamus Donaghy RIP

[samwin08]

Just read recently that this former Tyrone footballer has died. he was a very good footballer, blessed with great pace and played on  Tyrone teams for a few years , before emmigrating to USA.

[Zapatista]

RIP

Great talent from what I hear. Had the pleasure of meeting him a few times in New York and heard some great stories.

[ziggysego]

Didn't have the privilage to see him play ever, but I was chatting to my Dad about him this morning. Said he was an unbelieveable player, the Sean Cavanagh of his day.

RIP Seamus Donaghy.

[T Fearon]

RIP?

But Ziggy, what were you saying yesterday about Tyrone legends staying at home in their own county?

[EC Unique]

RIP?

But Ziggy, what were you saying yesterday about Tyrone legends staying at home in their own county?

A new low for you Tony.

[Hardy]

Unbelievable. First we had him braying all over the Mick Higgins thread, now this.

I hesitate to respond to his crassness on a thread such as this, but would there be any hope of appealing to whatever shreds of cop-on might linger in this clown?

RIP Mr. Donaghy.

[croker]

 

Seamus  Donaghy  Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

Seamus Donaghy represented Dromore St Dympnas,St Josephs Teacher Training College, Tyrone and Ulster with distinction. He continued his gaelic football career in U.S.A. The quiet unassuming Donaghy returned to Dromore and played with great finesse against Carrickmore in Senior Club Championship final in the late 70's.
Have a vivid memory of his goal for Tyrone against Fermanagh in Ulster Semi Final '73  soloed passed Sherry like a cheetah    and blasted the ball to the Fermanagh net.
In the final, defeated Down to gain his first Ulster Senior Championship medal alongside Mc Guigan, Donnelly, King, McMahon's,Mulgrew,Taggart, McAnespie,Turbitt, Hetherington and many other Tyrone footballers.

[longrunsthefox]

RIP?

But Ziggy, what were you saying yesterday about Tyrone legends staying at home in their own county?

Jees! Tony... the man has just died. No respect. You continue to show how sick and posionous you are.

[new devil]

RIP?

But Ziggy, what were you saying yesterday about Tyrone legends staying at home in their own county?

You really are a piece of shit!!

[ross matt]

RIP.
Lads was he any relation to Plunkett Donaghy?

[T Fearon]

I inadvertently put a question mark after RIP in my origianl comment. Just to let you all know the deceased was a distant relative of my own, so I have the utmost respect.

In retrospect however I now concede that the original additional comment was trite, thoughtless and inappropriate, but still relatively innocuous and in no way offensive or disrespectful of the deceased and certainly did not merit the personal abuse meted out to me by the usual suspects, which I now expect the Moderator to act upon in an appropriate fashion.

[Zapatista]

RIP.
Lads was he any relation to Plunkett Donaghy?

No relation.

[gortnaleck]

Did he stay on in New York or did he return to Tyrone.As far as I remember he played with The Monaghan team there along with Mickey Niblock.They were similar type players ,great at carrying the ball but not the most accurate.R.I.P.

[Zapatista]

I don't know about playing football in Monaghan but he returned to play for Dromore as Croker posted above. I think he has been in NY since the late 70s?

[Donaghey]

I apologize for resurrecting this thread but on behalf of the Donaghey family I thank you all for your kind words for Seamus.

You can find a bio of him at http://www.irishemigrant.com/ie/go.asp?p=story&storyID=6068

And since this was posted, my father John Donaghey died on July 7th. He also played for Dromore in the 60s.

Its funny how you find things with a google search.